מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) means “work” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: mel-aw-kaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
מְלָאכָה · me.la.khah · work
1) occupation, work, business 1a) occupation, business 1b) property 1c) work (something done or made) 1d) workmanship 1e) service, use 1f) public business 1f1) political 1f2) religious
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from the same as H4397 (מֲלְאָךְ); properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
KJV glosses: business, [phrase] cattle, [phrase] industrious, occupation, ([phrase] -pied), [phrase] officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the work | 37 |
| work | 20 |
| regular work | 10 |
| any work | 5 |
| his work | 4 |
| for the work | 3 |
| craft | 2 |
| in his work | 2 |
| in the work | 2 |
| of craftsmanship | 2 |
| of work | 2 |
| property | 2 |
| useful | 2 |
| workers | 2 |
| your work | 2 |
| and work | 1 |
| anything | 1 |
| attend to their duties | 1 |
| began the work | 1 |
| business | 1 |
| duties | 1 |
| for anything | 1 |
| for the livestock | 1 |
| for the project | 1 |
| for this work | 1 |
| for work | 1 |
| in the service | 1 |
| industrious | 1 |
| labor | 1 |
| of craft | 1 |
| of the service | 1 |
| on duty | 1 |
| part | 1 |
| projects | 1 |
| purpose | 1 |
| should the work | 1 |
| so the work | 1 |
| something useful | 1 |
| specific | 1 |
| supplies | 1 |
| task | 1 |
| the construction | 1 |
| the details | 1 |
| the duties | 1 |
| the service | 1 |
| the task | 1 |
| the work is | 1 |
| their work | 1 |
| to carry out | 1 |
| to his own use | 1 |
| to the construction | 1 |
| to the project | 1 |
| to the work | 1 |
| trade | 1 |
| vvv | 1 |
| were crafted | 1 |
| who performed | 1 |
| will be at your disposal for the work | 1 |
| work at all | 1 |
| your occupation | 1 |
| your works | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| work | 26 |
| the work | 20 |
| in the work | 7 |
| business | 6 |
| all the work | 5 |
| any work | 5 |
| of the work | 5 |
| no work | 4 |
| for the work | 3 |
| of the workmen | 3 |
| a work | 2 |
| all manner of work | 2 |
| all thy work | 2 |
| and in all manner of workmanship | 2 |
| and the work | 2 |
| for all the work | 2 |
| for his work | 2 |
| from all his work | 2 |
| goods | 2 |
| in his business | 2 |
| over the work | 2 |
| shall work | 2 |
| unto the work | 2 |
| all his work | 1 |
| all the works | 1 |
| all thy works | 1 |
| all works | 1 |
| and for all manner of work | 1 |
| and for all the work | 1 |
| and let his work | 1 |
| and officers | 1 |
| any more work | 1 |
| for all manner of work | 1 |
| for any work | 1 |
| for every manner of work | 1 |
| for no work | 1 |
| for the stuff | 1 |
| from his work | 1 |
| from the work | 1 |
| his business | 1 |
| his work | 1 |
| in all manner of workmanship | 1 |
| in all the business | 1 |
| in all the work | 1 |
| in any other use | 1 |
| in any work | 1 |
| in his work | 1 |
| it to the workmen | 1 |
| may work | 1 |
| no manner of work | 1 |
| now all the work | 1 |
| of the business | 1 |
| on workmen | 1 |
| or in any thing made | 1 |
| so the workmen | 1 |
| so was the work | 1 |
| that he was industrious | 1 |
| that never were occupied | 1 |
| that this work | 1 |
| that to the workmen | 1 |
| the business | 1 |
| the cattle | 1 |
| the workmanship | 1 |
| the workmen | 1 |
| them and cause the work | 1 |
| them but every thing | 1 |
| them till the work | 1 |
| thine occupation | 1 |
| thither unto the work | 1 |
| thus all the work | 1 |
| thy work | 1 |
| to his work | 1 |
| to the work | 1 |
| to us and labour | 1 |
| to you no manner of work | 1 |
| unto his work | 1 |
| why should the work | 1 |
| with thee for all manner of workmanship | 1 |
| workmen | 1 |
| ye any work | 1 |
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“On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets.
Read word by wordOn the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work.
Read word by wordOn the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work, and you shall observe a feast to the LORD for seven days.
Read word by wordOn the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.
Read word by wordSix days you shall labor and do all your work,
Read word by wordbut the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do.
Read word by wordFor six days you must eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day you shall hold a solemn assembly to the LORD your God, and you must not do any work.
Read word by wordHe replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”
Read word by wordAnd he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.
Read word by wordSaul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.
Read word by wordnot including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.30
He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
Read word by wordAnd the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.
Read word by wordAdditionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD:
Read word by wordSo all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
Read word by wordThey were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.
Read word by wordNow Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
Read word by wordThen they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters, builders,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.12
Instead, it was paid to those doing the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.15
No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.16
And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD—
Read word by wordAnd Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of the LORD.”
Read word by wordThese were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.
Read word by wordBut Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.34
and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
Read word by wordShallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.
Read word by wordThose who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
Read word by wordYou also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work—
Read word by word“Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
Read word by wordThese were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
Read word by wordAdditionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
Read word by wordFrom the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.
Read word by wordFrom the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.
Read word by wordEzri son of Chelub was in charge of the workers in the fields who tilled the soil.
Read word by wordfor the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD:
Read word by word“All this,” said David, “all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me.”
Read word by wordDavid also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
Read word by wordThe divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.”
Read word by wordThen King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
Read word by wordfor the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who is willing to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”
Read word by wordThen the leaders of the families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.
Read word by wordAdditionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God:
Read word by wordSo all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God.
Read word by wordBut Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, the leaders of his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
Read word by wordThus all the work of Solomon was carried out, from the day the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.
Read word by wordBut as for us, the LORD is our God. We have not forsaken Him; the priests who minister to the LORD are sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties.
Read word by wordWhen Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.
Read word by wordand kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor.
Read word by wordThen the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.
Read word by wordSo the workmen labored, and in their hands the repair work progressed. They restored the house of God according to its specifications, and they reinforced it.
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